BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (How long has it been since your last breast exam?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-3 years	> 3 years	Never
North Carolina	9,337	6,517	69.9	68.8-71.1	1,133	12.1	11.3-12.9	373	3.8	3.3- 4.3	1,314	14.2	13.3-15.1	0	0.0	. - .
-Western NC	1,007	695	68.6	65.0-71.9	138	14.2	11.8-17.0	43	4.2	3.0- 5.9	131	13.0	10.7-15.7	0	0.0	. - .
GENDER
Female	1,007	695	68.6	65.0-71.9	138	14.2	11.8-17.0	43	4.2	3.0- 5.9	131	13.0	10.7-15.7	0	0.0	. - .
RACE
White	896	619	67.7	63.9-71.2	122	14.6	12.0-17.5	40	4.5	3.2- 6.4	115	13.3	10.8-16.2	0	0.0	. - .
African American	43	33	87.1	73.8-94.1	6	6.8	2.4-18.1	0	0.0	. - .	4	6.1	1.9-17.8	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	2	1	42.9	4.5-92.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	57.1	7.7-95.5	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	46	27	52.4	36.1-68.3	7	16.0	7.3-31.5	0	0.0	. - .	12	31.6	18.0-49.3	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	132	94	71.6	61.8-79.7	19	13.8	8.2-22.3	6	4.4	1.8-10.0	13	10.3	5.7-17.9	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	173	129	76.2	68.2-82.8	25	13.3	8.6-20.2	7	3.4	1.5- 7.5	12	7.0	3.7-13.0	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	202	138	66.0	57.4-73.6	29	15.5	10.3-22.8	14	6.9	3.7-12.5	21	11.6	7.0-18.7	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	167	124	72.6	64.2-79.7	19	12.5	7.7-19.5	3	1.8	0.5- 6.1	21	13.1	8.2-20.2	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	158	109	69.6	60.5-77.3	22	14.7	9.2-22.7	6	2.6	1.1- 5.9	21	13.2	8.1-20.7	0	0.0	. - .
75+	124	70	55.9	44.9-66.4	17	16.0	9.3-26.0	7	9.0	3.9-19.2	30	19.1	12.6-28.0	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	177	101	56.1	47.3-64.4	26	17.5	11.7-25.5	13	7.4	4.0-13.2	37	19.0	13.5-26.1	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	295	199	67.6	60.7-73.9	33	10.2	7.0-14.8	12	3.8	2.0- 7.2	51	18.3	13.2-24.8	0	0.0	. - .
Some Post-H.S.	272	194	69.7	62.7-75.9	44	16.2	11.6-22.2	10	3.6	1.7- 7.6	24	10.4	6.8-15.8	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	261	199	76.0	69.3-81.5	35	14.6	10.1-20.5	8	3.3	1.4- 7.1	19	6.2	3.7-10.2	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	130	82	61.3	50.5-71.1	18	13.6	8.1-21.9	5	2.7	1.1- 6.5	25	22.4	14.5-32.8	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	192	116	55.3	46.8-63.5	33	20.4	14.2-28.6	13	6.6	3.5-12.2	30	17.7	12.1-25.2	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	140	92	66.3	56.4-74.9	21	14.2	8.5-22.8	4	3.5	1.2-10.1	23	16.0	10.2-24.1	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	129	97	77.2	68.0-84.3	17	15.0	9.1-23.7	7	4.0	1.8- 8.5	8	3.9	1.6- 9.1	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	111	91	84.2	75.3-90.3	12	10.2	5.5-18.4	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8	7	5.1	2.2-11.6	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	86	71	77.6	64.9-86.6	9	12.1	6.1-22.6	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	5	9.0	3.4-21.5	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	362	238	63.5	57.1-69.5	52	15.6	11.5-20.9	18	4.6	2.6- 8.1	54	16.2	11.9-21.8	0	0.0	. - .
No	631	447	71.4	67.0-75.3	84	13.3	10.5-16.6	24	4.0	2.6- 6.2	76	11.4	8.8-14.6	0	0.0	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	17	14	75.6	41.0-93.3	1	4.0	0.5-24.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	20.4	4.5-58.2	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	989	680	68.5	64.9-71.9	137	14.3	11.9-17.2	43	4.2	3.0- 6.0	129	12.9	10.6-15.7	0	0.0	. - .
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-3 years

> 3 years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,337

6,517

69.9

68.8-71.1

1,133

12.1

11.3-12.9

373

3.8

3.3- 4.3

1,314

14.2

13.3-15.1

0.0

. - .

-Western NC

1,007

695

68.6

65.0-71.9

138

14.2

11.8-17.0

4.2

3.0- 5.9

131

13.0

10.7-15.7

0.0

. - .

GENDER

Female

1,007

695

68.6

65.0-71.9

138

14.2

11.8-17.0

4.2

3.0- 5.9

131

13.0

10.7-15.7

0.0

. - .

RACE

White

896

619

67.7

63.9-71.2

122

14.6

12.0-17.5

4.5

3.2- 6.4

115

13.3

10.8-16.2

0.0

. - .

African American

87.1

73.8-94.1

6.8

2.4-18.1

0.0

. - .

6.1

1.9-17.8

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

42.9

4.5-92.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

57.1

7.7-95.5

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

52.4

36.1-68.3

16.0

7.3-31.5

0.0

. - .

31.6

18.0-49.3

0.0

. - .

25-34

132

71.6

61.8-79.7

13.8

8.2-22.3

4.4

1.8-10.0

10.3

5.7-17.9

0.0

. - .

35-44

173

129

76.2

68.2-82.8

13.3

8.6-20.2

3.4

1.5- 7.5

7.0

3.7-13.0

0.0

. - .

45-54

202

138

66.0

57.4-73.6

15.5

10.3-22.8

6.9

3.7-12.5

11.6

7.0-18.7

0.0

. - .

55-64

167

124

72.6

64.2-79.7

12.5

7.7-19.5

1.8

0.5- 6.1

13.1

8.2-20.2

0.0

. - .

65-74

158

109

69.6

60.5-77.3

14.7

9.2-22.7

2.6

1.1- 5.9

13.2

8.1-20.7

0.0

. - .

75+

124

55.9

44.9-66.4

16.0

9.3-26.0

9.0

3.9-19.2

19.1

12.6-28.0

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

177

101

56.1

47.3-64.4

17.5

11.7-25.5

7.4

4.0-13.2

19.0

13.5-26.1

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

295

199

67.6

60.7-73.9

10.2

7.0-14.8

3.8

2.0- 7.2

18.3

13.2-24.8

0.0

. - .

Some Post-H.S.

272

194

69.7

62.7-75.9

16.2

11.6-22.2

3.6

1.7- 7.6

10.4

6.8-15.8

0.0

. - .

College Graduate

261

199

76.0

69.3-81.5

14.6

10.1-20.5

3.3

1.4- 7.1

6.2

3.7-10.2

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

130

61.3

50.5-71.1

13.6

8.1-21.9

2.7

1.1- 6.5

22.4

14.5-32.8

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

192

116

55.3

46.8-63.5

20.4

14.2-28.6

6.6

3.5-12.2

17.7

12.1-25.2

0.0

. - .

$25,000- 34,999

140

66.3

56.4-74.9

14.2

8.5-22.8

3.5

1.2-10.1

16.0

10.2-24.1

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

129

77.2

68.0-84.3

15.0

9.1-23.7

4.0

1.8- 8.5

3.9

1.6- 9.1

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

111

84.2

75.3-90.3

10.2

5.5-18.4

0.4

0.1- 2.8

5.1

2.2-11.6

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

77.6

64.9-86.6

12.1

6.1-22.6

1.3

0.2- 9.0

9.0

3.4-21.5

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

362

238

63.5

57.1-69.5

15.6

11.5-20.9

4.6

2.6- 8.1

16.2

11.9-21.8

0.0

. - .

631

447

71.4

67.0-75.3

13.3

10.5-16.6

4.0

2.6- 6.2

11.4

8.8-14.6

0.0

. - .

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

75.6

41.0-93.3

4.0

0.5-24.6

0.0

. - .

20.4

4.5-58.2

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

989

680

68.5

64.9-71.9

137

14.3

11.9-17.2

4.2

3.0- 6.0

129

12.9

10.6-15.7

0.0

. - .

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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* This question was asked of female respondents who reported ever having a clinical breast exam and those respondents who were not asked formed NEVER category.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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